Kluwe/Kluweh/Kluwih is a Javanese dish made from young chestnut. It is made in a Santen! This means it uses Kunir/ Turmeric/ Hardi (so many names for 1 spice! Haha) and coconut milk to create a delicious sauce. The fruits must still be so young that the crusts around the seeds […]
Category: Recipes
Our first cooking video on YouTube
We are proud to announce our first cooking video on YouTube. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ | ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ #๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐ฆ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต – ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ We are testing the recipes as written in magazines! For the first episode, we choose a recipe from the first edition of Victuals Magazine. For the […]
Peanut Soup
Quarantaine life… that what our days look like now. All we do is wake up, shower, eat, roam about, eat more, sleep, wake up, and eat some more! Gosh I hope we donโt end up triple our actual weight ๐คช Now on a more serious note, I havenโt really done […]
Broccoli and Mushroom Noodles
Njan Switi! Eet smakelijk! Bon appetit! Buon appetito! Nikmati makananmu! Aproveite a sua refeiรงรฃo! Enjoy your meal!
Coffee Kalhua
Ingredients: 1 cup strong coffee 25ml chocolate syrup 1 shot baileys whipped cream cinnamon powder Preparation: Pour the chocolate syrup in a glass of coffee, throw over the back of the baileys. Pour the baiยญleys coffee quietly. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle on some cinnamon powder. Serve with […]
Bajan Easter
Barbadians, more commonly known as โBajansโ do tend to enjoy their food more than most. Indeed, the late Bajan foodie, Carmeta Fraser, was very fond of saying โFood comes Firstโ. So amidst the kite flying, early morning church going of Easter and other traditional Easter past-times, food is heartily enjoyed […]
The origin ofโฆ Pom
Pom is a popular Surinamese-Jewish dish. What roti is to the Hindustani, pom is to the Creole. Pom is made from the root (tubers) of the Tayer plant, which grows in the interior of Suriname. Locals call it the pongtaya or pomtayer, named after the prepared dish, Pom. You can […]
Shrimp Cocktail
Ingredients: Homemade cocktail sauce: Mayonnaise, Ketchup, salt and pepper 5XL Shrimps, cooked, chilled, peeled, tail-on 2 slices lemons Salad (cut into thin ribbons) Preparation In a small bowl combine Ketchup, mayonnaise, salt and black pepper together. Can be prepared in advance, refrigerate to develop flavors until ready to use. Mix […]
Home Cooking: Shrimp Pasta
I was in the mood again to cook! As you might’ve noticed I don’t cook very often. But I do like to do a little somethin’ somethin’ once in awhile. A simple dish, made so often by anyone. Shrimp and broccoli spaghetti! Yum yum!!! The shrimp I marinated with salt […]
Home Cooking: Witlof and broccoli – a Dutch oven dish
I was in the mood again to cook me something odd and foreign to my country. I don’t know if you’ve know it yet, but Suriname was a colony from the Netherlands. Therefore some of the dishes we know come from that country, but still not a lot of our […]
Cocktail: Mango Malibu
Every once in two weeks the Homemade Bartender, Miguel Tan-A-Kiam, will give us his creation of the week. Just so you could try it at home too! Mango Malibu Ingredients: – Fresh Mango, cut into pieces – 50 cl Malibu Rum – 20 cl simple syrup or 1 tablespoon of […]
Special order: Japanese Cheesecake
So… I had a craving for cheesecake for at least a week! Especially as my Bajan Foodie friend has posted a lovely review about Cooke’s Finest Mystery Cheesecake, about a week ago. I didn’t want the normal cheesecake everyone knows here in Suriname. So I asked a friend to make […]
Home Cooking: Oven-baked Zucchini and Tomatoes
Sometimes you’re at home and you just do not know what to cook. I started gathering ingredients I had in my fridge and pantry: zucchini, tomatoes, cayenne pepper, basil leaves, nutmeg, cinnamon, sea salt, oil, margarine and black pepper. I washed the zucchini and the tomatoes, sliced them. Marinated them […]
Home Cooking: Spiced Pork with Stirfried Broccoli and Apple
Sometimes you’re at home and you just want to try something new……something a little ‘different’. So…..I thought: why not try something โuniquely differentโ I started my mise en place by gathering ingredients: pork, broccoli, apple, and onions. I also wanted to incorporate Chef Dre’s Spice Blend for the meat. In Suriname […]